Boar Stud Production Tech Lead

Description

• Adhere to and monitor team members during production activities to ensure adherence safety, Animal Welfare and Bio-Security procedures
• Motivate team members to increase production and maintain high production standards
• Serve as liaison between team members and management

• Advanced understanding and execution of manual and automated boar semen collection process

• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement of swine production process
• Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
• Treat minor injuries and ailments
• Communicate with appropriate management and/or veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries

• Stock supplies of feed and medicines
• Ability to understand and implement intermediate boar stud care and handling (feeding/watering/moving/ventilation)
• Brand, tattoo, or tag animals for animal identification
• Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases
• Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition
• Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety
• Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen
• Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration

• Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices and other equipment, as necessary)
• Attend safety meetings
• Cleaning and disinfection of facilities, including removal of mortality and waste 
• Check feed system and fill lines
• Production/facility housekeeping duties
• Any other tasks assigned by Assistant or Manager

• 2-year college degree in related field or equivalent experience in similar production environment
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (computers, hand held devices and other equipment, as necessary)
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
• Ability to effectively lead a team
• Be a team oriented, self-motivated, and positive individual with strong work ethic
• Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with Bio-Security and swine production
• Ability to work weekend, as scheduled 
• Ability to continually bend, push, grasp, and pull up to 60 lbs  
• Continual walking and/or standing, up to 95% of the day 
• Reliable method of transportation required 
• Ability to work early 1^st shift hours or late 2^nd shift hours 

• Bi-lingual English and Spanish